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2021 is a delayed super year of biodiversity, when the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity… -
EG-ABI: call for new members
16 Apr 2021The Expert Group on Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics (EG-ABI) supports the Antarctic and Southern Ocean biodiversity science community to come together, share… -
Call for papers for Special Issue on the Weddell Sea and the ocean off Dronning Maud Land
14 Apr 2021The Southern OceanObserving System (SOOS) Weddell Sea Dronning Maud Land Regional Working Group is hosting a special issue in the… -
A workshop on "Using models to improve our understanding of Antarctic krill and their ecological role in the Southern Ocean"… -
SCAR welcomes new Members
25 Mar 2021During the XXXVI SCAR Delegates Meeting held virtually in March 2021, Turkey and the Czech Republic have been formally recognised… -
SCAR elects new Executive Committee
25 Mar 2021We’re excited to welcome our new Executive Committee members, appointed at the XXXVI SCAR Delegates Meeting held virtually in March… -
A new publication, titled "Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities", has been published in Biological Reviews. The publication… -
A new publication, titled "Towards Closing the Polar Gap: New Marine Heat Flow Observations in Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean",… -
Obituary: Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña
31 Dec 2020SCAR is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña after a sudden illness. Daniel was a member… -
A new review, titled "A review of Southern Ocean squids using nets and beaks", by Dr Yves Cherel has been… -
SCAR 2020 Fellowship awards announced
08 Dec 2020The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is pleased to announce the 2020 Fellowship awardees. This year, a total of 21… -
The international polar community celebrates Antarctica Day on the 1st of December to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.The… -
Report on 39th CCAMLR Meetings (26-31 Oct)
25 Nov 2020As with so many other events this year, the annual CCAMLR meetings had to adapt to a new way of… -
Monitoring the invaive species T. maculipennis and its impact on King George Island Mónica Lujan Remedios-De León is a Doctoral Student… -
A new paper on the Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife has been published in Science of the Total Environment.… -
The Antarctic COVID-19 Research Group has prepared a survey to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on the Antarctic… -
A new synthesis paper investigates the Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica. The paper was published in Antarctic Science and contributes… -
Bedmap3 becomes a SCAR group
19 Nov 2020Bedmap3 has been formally approved as an Action Group by the SCAR Executive Committee (ExCom). Although the group has strong… -
A virtual workshop to evaluate change in Antarctic krill populations and to develop solutions for the future sampling of krill… -
Today the inaugural Polar Pride day will be celebrated by the Antarctic community around the world. The day coincides with… -
A new publication, titled "Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate", has…
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